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PUZZLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. l. 1916.

Patented May 28,1918.

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WILLIAM C. WI-IITESIDE, 0F KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

PUZZLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28, i913.

Application mea March 1, 191e. serial No. 81,472.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WVJLLIAM C. Wrrrrnsnm, a citizen of the United States, residing at Knoxville, in the county of Knox and. State oit Tennessee, have invented new and useful Improvements in Puzzles, ot which the following is a speciiication.

The invention relates to puzzles embodying a pack ot cards.

The primary object et the invention is thc provision of cards wherein the samehave indieia which enables the playing of the game of indoor baseball imitative of the national game according to the percentages attained on the established record of percentages for the previous year of the` pennant race `for the amusement and entertainment of a player'. l

Another object of the invention is the pron visionkol cards wherein the indicia, representations and percentages thereon are arranged in sequence to enable the player in successfully arriving at the winning of la game of indoor baseball, the cards being manipulated in a particular manner to arrive at the result of the game. c

A further object of the invention is the provision of cards of this character wherein the indicia thereon `serves to attract the player, requiring undivided. attention tor arriving at the successful end of the game similative of indoor baseball, thus enabling the player to conclude the game with a particular team representative ot eitherk the National or American League ofplayers ot the national game of ball as a pennant winner.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combin ation and arrangement ot parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawing The view shows a plan view of 'the cards representing the pack and in order when the game has been won.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the cards each comprises a body 5 preferably made from Bristol board, although the same may be made from any other suitable material and is of a shapecorresponding to the ordinary playing cards now in use. The deck ot cards employed for the successful playing ot the game ot indoor baseball includes a total number of eighteen cards, each differing from the other in a manner as will be hereinafter fully described. i

The cards ot the deck or pack have printed `or otherwise impressed on one face of each the picture of a player, as at 6, representative of a particular position held on a team ot base ball players either in the American or National League, for example, the position ot a Pitchen7 "Bats1nan, Fie-lder, Baseman7 or Catchen The cards ot the deck or pack are divided into independent series including eight cards in two of the series, and two cards in the remaining series, the cards in the said two series being printed or otherwise marked with the titles American and National League,7 respectively, while the two cards of the remaining series are likewise marked respectively with the title American and #National League,7 and additionally with the data Pennant Winners, Champions, these two cards being distinctive from the other cards of the pack or deck by the representation or pictures ot managers of the respective teams of the American and Na-V tional League, in contradistinction` to the` pictures of the respective players in the team representative of both leagues.

The parts of the two series have printed or otherwise impressed thereon sections, as at 7, which when matched are indicative of a complete arrow, each being colored on sets of tour cards of each of the series so that the arrows on the respective sets of tour cards each are readily distinguishable from each other by the variance or difference of the colors of the arrows when completed by the matching of the cards ot' the respective sets. These arrows serve to guide the player ot the game to avoid misplacement of the cards in the handling thereof for accom plishing the end ot the game or the winning thereof. The remaining series ot the two cards have printed or otherwise impressed thereon the sections S indicative of an arrow head when matched, and these sections are correspondingly colored differently from the colors ot the arrows on the sets of 'our cards V become readily familiarized with the nomenclature and the names of the players, teams, and leagues of the national game of baseball.

Each card bearing the sections 7, which when matched make up the arrows thereon in the two series of cards, have indicated thereon the percentage based upon the established record for the previous year of the pennant race in both the American and National Leagues, and such percentages control in the iinish or winning of the game, as the teams in both leagues having the highest percentage each is a Wilmer in that particular league, and accordingly the game is completed 'and won in this particular order when the cards are played.

The game is designed to be played by a single player whoshuilies the pack or deck with the cardsface downwardly and thereafter these cards are dealt from the pack or deck singly, face upwardly, upon a table or other support, in rows of four cards to each row in the order in which the cards are taken from the pack or deck. Should the cards of theseries of two appear in the dealing lthereof the same are laid inthe row or rows in the natural order as taken vfrom the deck just the same as'all other cards thereof. After the lowest percentage card invboth leagues 1s laid aside the remaining seventeen cards are to be -worked i to their respective positions by the player, either .in moving the same up and down singly in the respective rows ork moving the said cards from right to left or vice versa. It is possible that the cards of the series of two may appear in the bottom. row or one -in one row and the other in another row, and inA this event itis incumbent upon the player to work the cards ofi1 the top row which do not properly belong therein to ybring the said cards'into their proper positions while the other cards are worked into the row in which they properly belong, and in the continued playing of the game the respective rows are worked in this manner to bring the proper cards in their respective correct positions. The vacant space caused by picking up and laying aside of the lowest percentage card will allow all the cards in the rows to be moved one at a time, and when the seventeen cards are in their correct positions the card the player has laid aside, namely, the lowest percentage card, will lit in the lower right hand corner and thereby complete the game. It is of course understood that the only card laid aside is the one with the lowest percentage in both leagues, and this is done to create a vacant space which may occur in any one of the rows by reason of the order in which the cards are dealt from the pack or deck when placing the cards upon the table or other support after shuffling the same in commencing the game. After the cards have been shutlied and are held face downwardly they are placed upon the table face upwardly. 'In dealing, the game is commenced by placing, in the first row, two cards; the second, four cards; the third, four cards; the fourth, four cards, and the fifth row, four cards. Now the player picks u the lowest percentage card irrespective of the position thereof upon the table or support, thus creating a vacant space which will allow of the moves in the progress of the game. Vhen the player has positioned the seventeen cards in their correct places the card picked up and laid aside will lit in the lower right hand corner of the layout of the cards, thus completing the game. The respective rows are assembled accordingly with respect to the respresentative percentages in the standing of the respective teams in both leagues and after the cards have been worked out in this manner it will show the standing of the respective teams in both the American and National Leagues, with the sections of the arrows properly matched to form the complete arrows in each row, as will be clearly apparent.

The manipulation of the cards makes the game very difficult and gives entertainment to the player because the respective moves require skill to master the game.

lVhat is claimed is:

A puzzle embodying a deck of cards divided into two series of eight cards'each representing the National and American Leagues respectively, the cards of each series representing a team and its percentage in its particular league and adapted to be arranged in a row of fourcards, a third series of two cards representing the cha1npions of the respective leagues and adapted to be arranged to occupy a position above said rows of four cards in solving the puzzle, and each of said series of eight cards being subdivided into series of four each having sections thereon to complete an arrow when assembled in the same row, and the sections of one complete arrow being distinguishable in color from the sections of the other arrow.

In testimony whereof 'I aiiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM C. WHITESIDE. Witnesses S. M. FORD, H. S. LUTHER.

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